CRASH, the Gagosian Gallery‘s homage to J.G. Ballard opened in London last week. The show attempts to trace the Ballardian impact on such contemporary artists as Mike Kelley, Richard Prince, and Tacita Dean (above).
As a tie-in to the Gagosian show, Iain Sinclair, writing in today’s Guardian, offers up a wonderful account of his trip to Shepperton, where Ballard spoke of the art and artists that most inspired him. When it came to such things, Ballard was clearly a lucid, passionate speaker. You can get a rare glimpse of this yourself in the below, ‘93 interview from British television: